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he is famously being quoted before our elections as saying that he considered the leadership in israel as political cowards. he seems to be going over their heads to the israeli young people, trying to give them hope and trying to encourage them to press their leaders to make peace. and that is, i think, a very bold and courageous thing. but i would say one other thing. he, having tried to lower expectations about this visit, has now raised them sky high in terms of the expectations that israelis and palestinians will have, that he, himself, is now going to work to make peace really possible. >> and that is the challenge. where do the israelis and the palestinians and the united states and others in the international community go from here? let's bring in dr. hanan, joining us from , what did you of what the president had to say? >> well, i do think that this was the most comprehensive speech we have heard. it has the same basic components, but on the one hand, it has a very clear geological component. i don't think i have heard an american president with such a strong commitment to th
he is famously being quoted before our elections as saying that he considered the leadership in israel as political cowards. he seems to be going over their heads to the israeli young people, trying to give them hope and trying to encourage them to press their leaders to make peace. and that is, i think, a very bold and courageous thing. but i would say one other thing. he, having tried to lower expectations about this visit, has now raised them sky high in terms of the expectations that...
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i mean we send our elected representatives to washington, d.c. an they chose to say that marriage is one man and one woman for purposes of federal law. >> reporter: and conservatives say the founding fathers never contemplated gay marriage. >> because it is clearly not what anyone understood as marriage at the time of the framing of the constitution. >> reporter: still, same-sex families pay taxes and don't get the same benefits and the issue with doma really gets complicated if they have children who are also excluded from benefits. >> when we have kids i would like them to be born in a post-doma united states. >> reporter: still, california as one of only a handful of states that gives most of the benefits of marriage to same-sex couples and domestic partnerships. one question is whether any ruling by the court on california could affect all of those other states in the same way. pred? >> thanks so much, joe. >>> so is there a feeling that the landscape on gay marriage is about to change in a big way? i spoke with state of the union' candy crow
i mean we send our elected representatives to washington, d.c. an they chose to say that marriage is one man and one woman for purposes of federal law. >> reporter: and conservatives say the founding fathers never contemplated gay marriage. >> because it is clearly not what anyone understood as marriage at the time of the framing of the constitution. >> reporter: still, same-sex families pay taxes and don't get the same benefits and the issue with doma really gets complicated...
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i think it's probably unlikely and certainly the majority of republicans in elected, political office are not yet supportive. but there is definitely much less polarization around this. >> and also a seminnother impor moment. john berman turned another year older. zoraida has the cakes. >> i took my mike off and i need to use yours. let me tell you, we got you this cake and i went to the back and had you two additional cakes. you are a very popular man. happy birthday. no candles. but you can pretend and make a wish. >> the different cakes, because the staff can't agree on what they like. >> velvet, oreo, and chocolate fudge. >> we have to pause so i can eat this. now to newsroom with carol cosstello, pretty please. >> happy birthday! >> thank you. >>> happening now in the newsroom, breaking overnight. rockets fired just miles from president obama in israel. >>> also, shut down in chicago. >> i think it's a bit ridiculous. >> if you take them out of where they live, what does that say to the child? >> an unprecedented move to close 50 elementary schools. critics say it targets minorit
i think it's probably unlikely and certainly the majority of republicans in elected, political office are not yet supportive. but there is definitely much less polarization around this. >> and also a seminnother impor moment. john berman turned another year older. zoraida has the cakes. >> i took my mike off and i need to use yours. let me tell you, we got you this cake and i went to the back and had you two additional cakes. you are a very popular man. happy birthday. no candles....
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if you take a look at the election we're heading into, there are about half a dozen democratic senators in states like montana, south dakota, arkansas, they're pro-gun states and they're in a very difficult political position on this because their constituencies believe that a ban on assault weapon is somehow a violation of their second amendment rights. and so when the vice president speaks about this, he's also talking to members of his own party, fred. because i think he feels a real sense of frustration. >> and so it's not able to really get any traction on the hill. why is joe biden going about it this way? what we saw earlier today, him in new york and he's got the new york mayor bloomberg with him as well, family members who were victimized by the shooting in connecticut. >> well, biden as you know i don't have to tell you is very visceral politician. he was there and was an important part of the ban on assault weapons when it first passed. so there's something personal about this to him. and so there is going to be a vote on a ban on assault weapons. he understands that it could
if you take a look at the election we're heading into, there are about half a dozen democratic senators in states like montana, south dakota, arkansas, they're pro-gun states and they're in a very difficult political position on this because their constituencies believe that a ban on assault weapon is somehow a violation of their second amendment rights. and so when the vice president speaks about this, he's also talking to members of his own party, fred. because i think he feels a real sense...
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this is what america saw last election. the good news is we can't fall off the floor. this is about as low as we can get. and the party is trying to figure out how to move forward. what we saw today was not the grand old party of the gop, we saw the growth and opportunity party, a party trying to apply its principles to a new world. the party's job is not really to come up with new policy. that's for candidates, campaign, people on the hill. but the party is a machine. we forgot we're supposed to be the party of opportunity for all americans, the party that's supposed to be in every community, that's supposed to lift people up everywhere. let's remember that and get to work. >> so let's talk about one step in doing that, i know one of the concrete a fixes in the report is for the gop to drop its opposition to immigration reform. and this may be the reason why. when you look back and presidential elections, latino support for republicans has dropped in the span of eight years from 44%, that's what george bush received, to just 27% for mitt romney. alex, why do you think
this is what america saw last election. the good news is we can't fall off the floor. this is about as low as we can get. and the party is trying to figure out how to move forward. what we saw today was not the grand old party of the gop, we saw the growth and opportunity party, a party trying to apply its principles to a new world. the party's job is not really to come up with new policy. that's for candidates, campaign, people on the hill. but the party is a machine. we forgot we're supposed...
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>> certainly i believe our elected officials, many have worked very hard to press forward an assault weapons ban. they have listened to the collective wisdom of police chiefs and other advocates, all across america. millions upon millions of moms and dads, who want meaning of change. and i think they've worked hard to do it. certainly, we believe, we've carried forward law enforcement, a very strong message, an assault weapons ban is needed to make us safer, along with these national background checks and capacity on these magazines. >> but it does seem like the other side is winning at the moment. because when you look at the polls, the majority of americans are for banning assault weapons. there's a lot of support out there. yet the democrats will not bring a bill to the senate floor, because it has no chance of passing, zero. >> we do know that 55 to 60%, no matter what poll you look at, favors a national background check -- i'm sorry -- ban on assault weapons. >> why can't senate democrats get it done, then? >> well, certainly, i believe, we're all working as hard as we can to br
>> certainly i believe our elected officials, many have worked very hard to press forward an assault weapons ban. they have listened to the collective wisdom of police chiefs and other advocates, all across america. millions upon millions of moms and dads, who want meaning of change. and i think they've worked hard to do it. certainly, we believe, we've carried forward law enforcement, a very strong message, an assault weapons ban is needed to make us safer, along with these national...
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they have trouble meeting the criteria for extradition, but not only that, i mean, she could simply elect not to go back. and we have seen this in other cases before. certain people, certain countries said, you got to come back and they just don't go back. i think that's what you'll see here. i doubt she'll get on a plane and go back to italy. >> sunny hostin, what is the takeaway here, other than don't go to italy for amanda knox? >> we were covering this case before, brooke, i remember we would say, don't forget when you leave the united states, you're not always protected by the laws of the united states. i think the takeaway here is the united states is not going to extradite her, even though they have this agreement. that is because here we have the double jeopardy clause. there they don't. you see that kind of stance taken by countries, let's say, that won't extradite people to the united states, if they don't believe in the death penalty. and the death penalty case. i just suspect that amanda knox is going to be able to go forward with her life, but the bottom line, can you imagine
they have trouble meeting the criteria for extradition, but not only that, i mean, she could simply elect not to go back. and we have seen this in other cases before. certain people, certain countries said, you got to come back and they just don't go back. i think that's what you'll see here. i doubt she'll get on a plane and go back to italy. >> sunny hostin, what is the takeaway here, other than don't go to italy for amanda knox? >> we were covering this case before, brooke, i...